Foods That Can Boost Your Mood

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For stress Eat Chocolate
Chocolate makes us happy: eating dark chocolate every day for two weeks reduced stress hormones, including cortisol, in people who were highly stressed, a study done at the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland recently found. Experts believe it could be as a result of the antioxidants in chocolate. so whenever stress creeps on remember it is  time to pull out a chocolate bar. 

Crankiness can be a sign that your body needs fuel. Just be sure to refuel the right way: with foods that don’t leave you with a blood sugar crash an hour later, setting the crankiness cycle in motion all over again. To blast irritability, “eat combination foods at each meal and snack,
Combination foods contain a carbohydrate in combination with either some protein or some fat. Carbohydrates are a great source of energy that quickly burns out. Adding some fat or protein will slow the digestion process, causing your sugar and energy levels to remain stable for a longer amount of time. A great example of a combination snack is an apple with peanut butter. The apple is your healthy complex carbohydrate and the peanut butter is a healthy fat. Combining these powerhouse foods tastes delicious and gives you energy that lasts for hours!”

For Anger:
Whatever the reason for that angry feeling, if you must to calm down fast, consider sipping a cup of green tea, Here’s why: “Green tea contains theanine, which calms you and helps you maintain clear concentration and focus, Green tea’s modest amount of caffeine won’t send you into an angry rage, either; it’s gentler on your body than coffee.

Eat Whole-Grain Cereal with Lowfat Milk
Research shows that sadness may have something to do with a deficiency of vitamin D in your diet. “This nutrient has many different roles in the body, one of which is to help in the production of serotonin, If you’re low on vitamin D, you may be affecting your body’s ability to stabilize your mood and reduce feelings of depression. To boost your intake of vitamin D, turn to lowfat fortified milk, fortified cereals.
 “Depending on your diet, you may also need to take a calcium and vitamin D supplement,

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For depression eat fish
Several recent studies have suggested that men and women have a lower risk of having symptoms of depression if they eat a lot of fish, particularly fatty fish like salmon, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-3s from fish seem to have positive effects on clinically defined mood swings such as postpartum depression. so what are you waiting for go grab yourself  a plate of POINT and KILL

For stress eat Coconut
When you’re stressed, the scent of coconut may blunt your natural “fight or flight” response, slowing your heart rate. People who breathed in coconut fragrance in a small pilot study at Columbia University saw their blood pressure recover more quickly after a challenging task. The researchers speculate that inhaling a pleasant scent enhances alertness while soothing our response to stress.

Carbohydrate
Despite persistent myths to the contrary, carbohydrate don’t make you fat and they can boost your mood. In a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who for a year followed a very-low-carbohydrate diet—which allowed only 20 to 40 grams of carbohydrate daily, about the amount in just 1/2 cup of rice plus one piece of bread—experienced more depression, anxiety and anger than those assigned to a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet that focused on low-fat dairy, whole grains, fruit and beans. Researchers suspect that carbs promote the production of serotonin, a feel-good brain chemical. Also, the challenge of following such a restrictive low-carbohydrate diet for a full year may have negatively impacted mood.

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Fruits & Vegetables
Research shows that those constantly on diet rich in whole foods are less likely to feeling depressed than those who ate lots of desserts, fried foods, processed meats, refined grains and high-fat dairy products. Previous studies have shown that antioxidants in fruits and vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids in fish are associated with lower risk of depression. Folate, a B vitamin found in beans, citrus and dark green vegetables like spinach, affects neurotransmitters that impact mood. It’s possible that the protectiveness of the whole-food diet comes from a cumulative effect of these nutrient..




Source: webmd.com, health.com,prevention.com,allnigerianfoods.com

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